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Monday, 28. April 2008, 23:15:56

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[edit 2008-06-15]Updates updated: made the setups offered here compatible with 9.5 Final. Same URLs, a few new versions.

I'm going from light blogging to no blogging apparently... a bad trend. I'm a little bit active on Twitter now, but not in a way that compares to my past blogging here. When 9.5 Final and Firefox 3 get released, I'll probably make an update for the Top 150 Extensions list.

But my customized setups can already use some updates, the 9.2 versions will have some broken functionality when used with Kestrel builds. So here are provisional 9.5-compatible setups, suitable for Kestrel Beta 2. Copying some description text from a blog post in April 2007 BTW :smile:

Below you can find the auto-install links, with links to old blog posts for some background info. Remember: use Ctrl+F12 > Advanced > Toolbars to get back to your previous menus, shortcuts and toolbars.

Twelve
Ribbon-inspired radical setup. Use the menu and toolbar together. Hide the main menu with Alt+F11 after tweaking the shortcuts.


Hugin
Mail-only setup. Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


More Mail
Sort of a Hugin-lite that adds more mail-specific menus, shortcuts and buttons, but doesn't remove the browsing functionality. Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


Bigger Menus
Just what it says.


Classic Clutter
Return to the toolbar-bonanza of Opera 7.23. With an additional Startbar even...


My Personal Setup
Use at least the menu and toolbar together.

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Updated setups for 9.2

Tuesday, 17. April 2007, 09:05:54

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We've been rather busy with getting 9.2 out of the door, its been over a month since I last posted! To commemorate that release, I've updated all my custom setups.

Here you can find all the auto-install links, with links to old blog posts for some background info. Remember: use Ctrl+F12 > Advanced > Toolbars to get back to your previous menus and toolbars.

Twelve
Ribbon-inspired radical setup. Use the menu and toolbar together. Hide the main menu with Alt+F11 after tweaking the shortcuts.


Hugin
Mail-only setup. Very minor update. Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


More Mail
Sort of a Hugin-lite that adds more mail-specific menus, shortcuts and buttons, but doesn't remove the browsing functionality. Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


Bigger Menus
Just what it says.


OperaFox
Firefox lookalike. Menu and toolbar updated to be more like FF 2.0. Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


Opera Explorer
IE6-lookalike, minor update. Not really recommended - an IE7 lookalike would be better :smile: Use at least the menu and toolbar together.


Seven-Five
Return to the looks and shortcuts of Opera 7.5.


Eight
Return to the keyboard shortcuts of Opera 8.0.


KISS
Opera setup for partners and parents. The updated KISS below is even simpler than the one described at the link above.


Classic Clutter
Return to the toolbar-bonanza of Opera 7.23. Now with Startbar as well..


Single line
One toolbar for menu, navigation and status field. Hide the menu with Alt+F11 after tweaking the shortcuts.


About-this-site
Extension for the document page context menu.

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Mousing a collapsed Ribbon

Monday, 14. August 2006, 10:58:47

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Remember me talking about the new MS Office interface, especially the Ribbon, and how it could work for Opera? Now, while checking my feeds after getting back from vacation, this video demo (3.3 MB) really made me drool :smile:

For those not clicking: it shows a Ribbon handling mode where it acts as a cross between menu and toolbars: taking minimal space while collapsed like an old-fashioned menu, only showing options when clicked - but then, it shows all options in the typical Ribbon manner.

This is not something you can 'just' add to Quick (our cross platform interface layer), but I'd sure like to see this in Opera! Without having actually used it, I'd dare say it would improve usability quite a bit, giving that we want to both present a simple interface and give the user easy access to powerful features. No way to come even close with a customized toolbar this time, alas.

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A Ribbon for Opera

Tuesday, 7. February 2006, 02:30:18

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Inspired by the new Ribbon interface design that is being developed for MS Office 12 [1], I wanted to see what you get in Opera, when doing away with the normal top-menu, panels and toolbars. Without sacrificing access to all the functionality Opera has to offer, of course. In this new setup, each function is available in one, easy to find, place.

Here's a screenshot of the result of this exercise, 'Twelve':

2006-06-29: updated screenshot

To try this setup yourself, install both the menu and toolbar from here:

Edit 2007-04-17: the links point to 9.2-compatible setups now

I did this by making the Alt+F11 shortcut work under Windows as well as Linux:

  • Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Shortcuts
  • Doubleclick the active keyboard setup, and enter 'F11' in the Quick Find field
  • Remove 'Platform Unix, ' from 'Platform Unix, F11 alt', then click OK a lot
  • Now toggle the menu bar away with Alt+F11

Use 'Tools > Preferences > Advanced > Toolbars' to return to your previous setup.

For more info, explanation, and screenshots, visit the page 'Twelve' on my website.

[1] You can read some background information on the Ribbon

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